Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Japanese, 1839-1892

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi is widely recognized as the last great master of the ukiyo-e genre of woodblock printing and painting. He is also regarded as one of the form's greatest innovators. His career spanned two eras – the last years of Edo period Japan, and the first years of modern Japan following the Meiji Restoration.

Like many Japanese, Yoshitoshi was interested in new things from the rest of the world, but over time he became increasingly concerned with the loss of many aspects of traditional Japanese culture, among them traditional woodblock printing.

By the end of his career, Yoshitoshi was in an almost single-handed struggle against time and technology. As he worked on in the old manner, Japan was adopting Western mass reproduction methods like photography and lithography. Nonetheless, in a Japan that was turning away from its own past, he almost singlehandedly managed to push the traditional Japanese woodblock print to a new level, before it effectively died with him.

His reputation has only continued to grow, both in the West, and among younger Japanese, and he is now almost universally recognized as the greatest Japanese artist of his era.

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Takeda Kōunsai’s Mistress Tokiko in the Snow

Takeda Kōunsai’s Mistress Tokiko in the Snow (1888)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Tawara Tōda Hidesato in Audience with the Emperor

Tawara Tōda Hidesato in Audience with the Emperor (1880)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Tawara Tōda Hidesato Protecting the Dragon Woman of Seta from the Giant Millipede

Tawara Tōda Hidesato Protecting the Dragon Woman of Seta from the Giant Millipede (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Tawaraya Tōda and a Dragon; Ono no Komachi Praying for Rain

Tawaraya Tōda and a Dragon; Ono no Komachi Praying for Rain (1868)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

Tengu Messengers Colliding in Midair

Tengu Messengers Colliding in Midair (1882)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Actor Bandō Hikosaburō V and the Mo troupe

The Actor Bandō Hikosaburō V and the Mo troupe (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Actor Kawarasaki Gonjūrō for a Fire Troupe

The Actor Kawarasaki Gonjūrō for a Fire Troupe (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Actor Nakamura Shikan IV and the Se troupe

The Actor Nakamura Shikan IV and the Se troupe (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III for a Fire Troupe

The Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III for a Fire Troupe (1865)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Battle at Kagoshima

The Battle at Kagoshima (1877)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Battle at Uji Bridge

The Battle at Uji Bridge (1882)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Battle of Nagashino; View of the death of Yamagata Saburōhei Masakage

The Battle of Nagashino; View of the death of Yamagata Saburōhei Masakage (1868)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Battle of Sannō Shrine at Tōeizan Temple

The Battle of Sannō Shrine at Tōeizan Temple (1874)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Brave Policeman Taguchi Naokatsu Arresting Three Burglars Single-Handedly

The Brave Policeman Taguchi Naokatsu Arresting Three Burglars Single-Handedly (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Carpenter Hanshichi of Fukagawa Seizes His Daughter’s Attacker

The Carpenter Hanshichi of Fukagawa Seizes His Daughter’s Attacker (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Celebrated Dealer Nishimura Exposing an Art Forger

The Celebrated Dealer Nishimura Exposing an Art Forger (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Child of Horisaka Sahei Tied to a Rice Bale

The Child of Horisaka Sahei Tied to a Rice Bale (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Courtesan

The Courtesan (19th century)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Dancing Pot at the Temple Ninnaji

The Dancing Pot at the Temple Ninnaji (1882)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Death of Murata Sansuke

The Death of Murata Sansuke (1877)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Death of Officer Murata

The Death of Officer Murata (1877)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Death of the Bride Mitsue

The Death of the Bride Mitsue (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Demon Omatsu Kills Shirōsaburō in the Ford

The Demon Omatsu Kills Shirōsaburō in the Ford (1886)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Fever of Taira no Kiyomori

The Fever of Taira no Kiyomori (1883)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Gang Rape of Hisazō’s Girlfriend, Omatsu

The Gang Rape of Hisazō’s Girlfriend, Omatsu (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Geisha Oiro Politely Refusing an Old Man’s Proposal

The Geisha Oiro Politely Refusing an Old Man’s Proposal (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Geisha Umekichi Imploring Nakajima Seibi to Part from Her and Return to His Studies

The Geisha Umekichi Imploring Nakajima Seibi to Part from Her and Return to His Studies (1875)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Ghost of Akugenta Yoshihira Attacking His Executioner Namba Jirō at Nunobiki Waterfall

The Ghost of Akugenta Yoshihira Attacking His Executioner Namba Jirō at Nunobiki Waterfall (1889)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Ghost of Seigen Haunting Sakurahime

The Ghost of Seigen Haunting Sakurahime (1889)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

The Ghost of Yaehatahime and Akamatsu Jūtamaru Takanori

The Ghost of Yaehatahime and Akamatsu Jūtamaru Takanori (1866)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892)

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